Boating fun

Giant list of boating, fishing & diving podcasts and YouTube channels

If you’re a fan of boating, fishing and scuba diving, we’ve rounded up fun and informative YouTube channels and podcasts just for you boating, fishing and diving enthusiasts. First up, YouTube boating, fishing and diving channels with some example videos. [...]
Marine accessories for marine navigation apps

How to keep your mobile devices safe & dry on your boat

Taking your iPad, iPhone, Android tablet or Android phone out on your boat where it can be exposed to sea spray, rain, and the sun may seem at first like a risky idea. But with a world of boating apps [...]
Capsized boat

Father’s boater navigation app helps rescue son

Below are several news accounts of my son’s boat capsizing off the coast of Florida. And because he used a boating navigation app we develop called Pro Charts, I was able to alert the Coast Guard to his exact coordinates. [...]
Scuba diving

Scuba diving to salvage boat anchors amid old collapsed bridge wreckage

Here’s a story of my younger years scuba diving at the wreckage of the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge that had collapsed in 1980. This story includes boats, underwater wreckage, salvaging, spearfishing, fish and sharks. My story… Our boat Soon after [...]
Tablet

Using external GPS devices with marine navigation apps when your mobile device doesn’t have GPS

To navigate with the Pro Charts™ marine navigation app or any other mapping app, your mobile device needs to receive a GPS signal.  This is no problem if you’re using the app on your iPhone since all iPhones have a [...]

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